nk ##omo held unsuccessful talks between december 1975 and march 1976 . za ##nu and za ##pu announced in october 1976 , during the run @ - @ up to the unsuccessful geneva conference in december , that they would hence ##forth attend conferences as a joint " patriotic front " . in march 1978 , smith and non @ - @ militant nationalist groups headed by bishop abel mu ##zo ##rew ##a , the reverend n ##da ##ban ##ing ##i sit ##hole and chief jeremiah chi ##ra ##u agreed what became the " internal settlement " . this created a joint black – white transitional government , with the country due to be rec ##ons ##tituted as zimbabwe rhodesia in june 1979 , pursuant to multi ##rac
nkomo held unsuccessful talks between december 1975 and march 1976. zanu and zapu announced in october 1976, during the run @ - @ up to the unsuccessful geneva conference in december, that they would henceforth attend conferences as a joint " patriotic front ". in march 1978, smith and non @ - @ militant nationalist groups headed by bishop abel muzorewa, the reverend ndabaningi sithole and chief jeremiah chirau agreed what became the " internal settlement ". this created a joint black – white transitional government, with the country due to be reconstituted as zimbabwe rhodesia in june 1979, pursuant to multirac